before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
mountain hiking; walking in the mountains
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
Okayama (city, prefecture)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
sheaf of rice; bundle of rice plants
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
distance across; diameter
carrying upon two persons' shoulders
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
scale; balance; weighing machine
yoke; constraints; oppression
weight (for scales); counterweight
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic